Mikko --
...and then Mikko Hänninen said...
% David T-G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Fri, 19 May 2000:
%
% > Hall, you've already seen the answer to this, but it's "the value must be
% > numeric, not descriptive".
% >
% > Mutt folks, is this any tougher to fix than the attached patch? We keep
% > hearing this question (no, Hall, you're not alone!), so it seems that the
% > manual needs a little clarification...
%
% Well, it *does* state that the type is "number"? Also it talks about
Yeah, but :-)
% "number of seconds"... It seems a bit dumb to cater to those who can't
% read. :-) But there could be a space added, like "> 0" and "< 0" in
% which case it wouldn't look so much like a string.
That sounds like a start. Just because we know it should be obvious
doesn't mean that we can't make it more clear, and I don't think that
this dumbs down the manual too terribly much...
%
%
% > Let's see how I did making my first patch :-)
%
% Not too bad. :-)
Hully gee!
%
% You're not supposed to be patching manual.sgml, manual.txt or
% manual-6.html -- those file are auto-generated. Instead, a change in
% the manual.sgml.head or manual.sgml.tail. Or like in this case, since
Whoops :-) Guess I need the CVS source for that, and I don't got it.
% it's a Mutt variable, the description is pulled out from the comments
% in init.h. If you change it there, it will propagate into every place.
I'll leave it for someone else with the proper files to do the right way
(hint).
%
% (Except for the sample Muttrc, I think... Not too sure about muttrc.man
% either but I do think that's auto-generated?)
Thanks, Marius!
%
%
% Mikko
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